2 die in Friday night U.S. 287 crash near Berthoud

BERTHOUD -- An 18-year-old woman from Denver and a 20-year-old man from Silt died late Friday in a traffic accident at U.S. 287 and Colorado 56 just west of Berthoud.

Larimer County Sheriff's Office spokesman John Schulz said the two were traveling south on U.S. 287 at 9:08 p.m. when the 1994 Toyota Corolla being driven by the woman apparently turned left in front of a northbound 2001 Chevy Tahoe driven by a 21-year-old Murfreesboro, Tenn., man. When the two vehicles collided, one person was ejected from the Tahoe and the driver and two passengers were still inside when it flipped onto its roof. The Corolla went about 200 feet off the east side of the road.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and her passenger later died at Medical Center of the Rockies. The ejected passenger from the Tahoe, as well as another of its passengers were treated and released from Medical Center of the Rockies. The driver and third passenger were treated at the scene.

Schulz said drugs or alcohol are not likely involved by the driver of the Tahoe, but may have been a factor with the driver of the Corolla.